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Trading Assistant - Shift

Chesham Full-Time No home office possible

At a Glance

Tasks: Join us as a Nightshift Trading Assistant, replenishing stock and ensuring our store shines for customers.
Company: Sainsbury's is a community-focused retailer passionate about food and outstanding service.
Benefits: Enjoy 10-15% discounts, free food, generous holiday entitlement, and wellbeing support.
Why this job: Work in a fast-paced environment, learn new skills, and be part of a supportive team.
Qualifications: Must be 18+, eligible to work in the UK, and ready for a physical role.
Other info: We celebrate diversity and offer development opportunities for all colleagues.

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Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced environments that work around the clock and where food is our passion. They are at the heart of the local community, providing outstanding value, unbeatable quality and great service. As one of our Nightshift Trading Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient working through the night to ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.

The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to the working hours and type of goods (alcohol, etc) that you may be required to handle.
You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK

Working in our stores:

Eligibility:

The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to the working hours and type of goods (alcohol, etc) that you may be required to handle.
You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK

What you’ll be doing:

Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish a variety of items across the store, keeping our shelves clean, tidy and full of well-presented products
Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly when the store is open, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help
Date checking fresh produce and grocery products
Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required
Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

Happy working overnight in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, often on your own but also thrive in being part of a team
Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard – you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:

Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day
Free food and hot drinks – provided for Colleagues in all our stores
Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions
Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.

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